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So the morata rumors are outta nowhere it seems as he was in Turin last month to attend some party. There are many strange parts in it, like why would he attend a party with paratici and how does he even have such a good friends there that it would make him fly over there. But I guess its possible
 

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IlCapitano

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So the morata rumors are outta nowhere it seems as he was in Turin last month to attend some party. There are many strange parts in it, like why would he attend a party with paratici and how does he even have such a good friends there that it would make him fly over there. But I guess its possible
He was seen with Paratici in Milano where his wife is from. Not too far driving from Milano to Turin for a bday party.
 

Dominic

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So the morata rumors are outta nowhere it seems as he was in Turin last month to attend some party. There are many strange parts in it, like why would he attend a party with paratici and how does he even have such a good friends there that it would make him fly over there. But I guess its possible
He lived in turin for two years. Why would he know anyone there..
 

Orgut

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@Seven ?

prolly #FAKENEWS
How is he doing nowadays?
Havent heard about him for a year now..

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All the so called gurus are talking about Pogba
One of them is saying the real target is lewa, after he said it tuttosport and the rest of them posted about him

Romagnoli is someone we are monitoring
Pellegrini still an option

Darmian we need to find an agreement with man u

Can is done apparently

Florenzi still hasn't re-signed
SMS name still being thrown around
Darmian Im not so keen about him
Lewa is great but also quite old so I`d rather see us sign someone else although there is no point denying he`ll be a major upgrade on the current Higuain..
Romagnoli could be a great coup but we should do other stuff first like bolstering our midfield
Pellegrini will be a great signing if it doesnt prevent us from signing a big shot player (I mean Pellegrini should be a rotation player)
Can for free is definitely a good thing
Florenzi - I think he is being overrated here but he is still a great player so I`d be happy to see him here
SMS is a dream
Pogba is amazing - I`d happily sell Pjanic if it means getting him (we would still need a great player to complete our midfield trio though) anyway Pogba is not coming...

I believe SMS is a real option while Can and Darmian will probably arrive along with Perin
Romagnoli is an option as well as Pellegrini but I wouldnt count on them being signed
Pogba is just fantasy football while Florenzi will probably renew with Roma sometime in the future...
Lewandowski?! If he leaves Bayern he will go to Real - He declared his love to Real too many times...
 

MikeM

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20M for Darmian or 40M for Cancelo?

Cuadrado is the 30 year old version of Cancelo. Just play him at RB in that case. I saw Cancelo get dribbled by Missiroli for fuck sake. 40M?

He might be a good attacker, so is Cuadrado.
 

Badass J Elkann

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How?

They both are good at build up play, that's where the similarities end.
Both are clumsy too

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Why do you have to be so hostile and aggressive man? :lol:

Always on the defensive when someone, jokingly might I add, points something out.

FYI, I never wanted Ilicic.

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I don't want Dumpian here; I believe I coined that nickname :p

In any case, if Manure hold out for 20 million, it's definitely not happening. Why should we pay them more than they acquired him for when he has clearly been a flop for them?
Because we've only signed or at least close to signing yet another donkey and it's starting to annoy me how this clubs transfer campaign is set to be another summer of disappointment

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La Stampa say that Juventus will not remain insensitive to any offers for Benatia, Alex Sandro and Mandžukic, if the proposals are close to their price evaluations. The Brazilian player, especially, continues to ask for the moon [a lot of money] to renew.

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La Stampa also say that for a figure of ~€60m, the sale of Higuaín is a concrete hypothesis. Chelsea, Atlético Madrid and PSG are interested in him.

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La Stampa say that Juventus are considering the sale of Higuaín not only for money but also because of the technical project of Mister Allegri, which has an idea that a striker must attack at a higher intensity [like Morata/Martial].

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Corsport say that Juventus will try to sign Lewandowski from Bayern. The Polish striker has already communicated his intentions on leaving Bayern after having criticized their transfer market strategies. He's not happy in Munich.

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For the right-back position, Juventus currently don't want to spend more than 12m + bonuses on Darmian. The alternatives are PSV's Colombian FB Santiago Arias or Valencia's Joao Cancelo, who's availability for a transfer has been confirmed. #GdS

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Tuttosport say that at the Juve HQ they're reflecting whether it's better to invest €20m on a 28-year old Darmian [contract expires in 2019], or invest €40m on a 24-year old Cancelo.

Manchester United seek €20m for Darmian while Valencia seek €40m-€45m for Cancelo.

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Agent of Sergej, Mateja Kežman:
"He'll decide his future after the World Cup. Let's see what happens"
Investing 40 mill on cancelo when we could have bought a better rb in Pereira for half that price....
 

Nedved96

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I'm just praying that we buy ballers in midfield. I don't care if it's Bonaventura and Paredes. We just need midfielders comfortable on the ball.

Our midfield signings have been shit recently. Rincon, Lemina, Sturaro, Khedira, Hernanes, Matuidi. None of them can create anything.
 

JuveJay

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He lived in turin for two years. Why would he know anyone there..
And he's married to an Italian, makes it even more incredible.

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I'm just praying that we buy ballers in midfield. I don't care if it's Bonaventura and Paredes. We just need midfielders comfortable on the ball.

Our midfield signings have been shit recently. Rincon, Lemina, Sturaro, Khedira, Hernanes, Matuidi. None of them can create anything.
How many of those midfielders were bought as creative midfielders? Hernanes? We have room for one such player in our line up and that has gone from Pirlo to Pjanic in the past 7 years, you add more in and it's too soft, this is not La Liga and we aren't aiming for 2nd place. Ideally we'd have better quality two-way or box-to-box to compliment him.....but budget.
 

JuveA88

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Am I the only one who finds the current rumours to be rather ambiguous in terms of our transfer strategy -> our system.

- We sell Higuain to buy Morata or Icardi to play them in a number 9 role, keeping Dybala on the wing, but also keeping Dybala, Costa, and Berna from their best position

- We sign Morata to play Manbro role of a physical left forward and field Dybala as a no.9 ( in a 4-3-3)

- We sign Morata or Icardi to play in a 4-4-2 type of system with Pjanic and Can a our central midfielders :scared:

- We sign Morata or Icardi to play as a lone striker in a 4-2-3-1, fielding Dybala as a no.10 but with the support of a 2-man midfield consisting of Pjanic and Can.​

We have strikers to play in a 4-3-3 but not together (Piggy and Dybala); we have wingers to play 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 - not 3-5-2; we have midfielders to play a 3-man midfield - not a 2-man. So what's the plan? I sure hope Allegri have realised the current crooked 4-4-2 isn't working and our attack and build up play needs to be improved for the coming CL campaign. There needs to be a clear plan for the squad and our system, then you can always tinker within that.
I completely agree with you. We cannot field our best players together in same lineup without making some compromises in terms of at least one player being out of his optimal position to bring out full potential.

IMO, best solution is to stop using a deep-lying midfielder (Pjanic), and play 4-2-3-1. This way, we use Dybala as a 10, utilize all our wingers and bring the best out of Higuain (or whoever is going to be our main ST next season).

Of course, this means we need a more physical and defensive precence in the 2-man midfield. Can + SMS fits that bill IMO - fingers crossed it will happen.

However, this will also mean that there is very little or no room for Pjanic, so I am all in for selling him to fund SMS or someone else to play 2-man central midfield.
 

Maddy

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I completely agree with you. We cannot field our best players together in same lineup without making some compromises in terms of at least one player being out of his optimal position to bring out full potential.

IMO, best solution is to stop using a deep-lying midfielder (Pjanic), and play 4-2-3-1. This way, we use Dybala as a 10, utilize all our wingers and bring the best out of Higuain (or whoever is going to be our main ST next season).

Of course, this means we need a more physical and defensive precence in the 2-man midfield. Can + SMS fits that bill IMO - fingers crossed it will happen.

However, this will also mean that there is very little or no room for Pjanic, so I am all in for selling him to fund SMS or someone else to play 2-man central midfield.
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